Keep small schools under local controlIn recent weeks, State Representative Kurt Bahr from the St. Charles area filed HB1292. In my opinion HB1292 is one of the worst pieces of legislation to be introduced in the history of the Missouri House or Senate, as it will destroy communities and hurt children throughout the entire State of Missouri by forcing the consolidation of all schools with less than 350 students into neighboring larger districts. ...

'Stonewalled' worth a readI just finished reading the book "Stonewalled" by Sharyl Attkisson, a former CBS award- winning investigative reporter. I highly recommend it, especially for anyone interested in the media and government coverage. Attkisson's journalism career has spanned more than 30 years. During that time, she uncovered wrongdoing by those in power, including major corporations, government officials and presidential administrations of both parties...

What? You don't know who should be the next president?Have you made the Big Decision yet? You know, the one where you take a ballot and pick whom you want to be the next president. OK, maybe you would like to see who the candidates are first. Fine. Be that way. The first official candidate has officially filed to become an official money-raising organization for next year's official presidential election. ...